学二姐，每日一篇新概念 II册第95课 ，边学边实践-11月23日

95 A fantasy
When the Ambassador of Escalopia returned home for lunch, his wife got a shock. He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state.
'What has happened?' she asked. 'How did your clothes get into such a mess?'
'A fire extinguisher, my dear,' answered the Ambassador drily. 'University students set the Embassy on fire this morning.'
'Good heavens!' exclaimed his wife. 'And where were you at the time?'
'I was in my office as usual,' answered the Ambassador. 'The fire broke out in the basement. I went down immediately, of course, and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me. He thought I was on fire. I must definitely get that fellow posted.'
The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her hu*****and's hat.
'And how can you explain that?' she asked.
'Oh, that,' said the Ambassador. 'Someone fired a shot through my office window. Accurate, don't you think? Fortunately, I wasn't wearing it at the time. If I had been, I would not have been able to get home for lunch.'
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95. His wife got shocked when she saw ambassador Escalopia’s clothes in such a frightful condition. She asked him what had happened, and the ambassador told her that university students set the Embassy on fire this morning. When he went down stairs, there was an employee who aimed a fire extinguisher at him. Then his wife asked why there was a hole on his hat; he answered the bullet did it. The students fired at the hat, but luckily he wasn’t wearing it.

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